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docs: securing the data plane signaling API - #231

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What this PR changes/adds

Adds "Securing the Signaling API" to the data plane page for adopters:

  • the data plane's calls to the signaling API are authenticated only when the data plane registered with an
    authorization profile;
  • without a profile, any client that reaches the signaling API and knows a transfer process id can change its state;
  • expose the signaling API only on the internal network, and use an authorization profile when it is reachable from
    outside that network or shared by several participant contexts.

Why it does that

Data planes without an authorization profile are allowed for deployments where the control plane and the data planes
share a trusted network; the trade-off should be documented.

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signature changes, package declarations, bugs that were encountered and were fixed inline, etc.

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Linked Issue(s)

Relates to eclipse-edc/Connector#6005

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wolf4ood marked this pull request as ready for review October 21, 2026 06:59
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wolf4ood merged commit 6a3782e into eclipse-edc:main Oct 21, 2026
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